National Regional Profile: Yorke and Lower North (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 415   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
1,318
1,264
1,138
Unemployment rate%
na
na
7.0
6.4
5.6
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
na
na
na
na
na
Total expenses$'000
na
na
na
na
na
GFS net operating balance$'000
na
na
na
na
na
Total assets$'000
na
na
na
na
na
Total liabilities$'000
na
na
na
na
na
GFS net worth$'000
na
na
na
na
na
Net debt$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
6,488
6,629
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
2,326
2,371
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
1,421
1,311
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
895
907
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
732
702
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
2,262
2,215
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
14,124
14,137
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
69.8
68.7
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,666
31,813
36,920
37,601
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
11,524
11,362
11,595
11,850
na
Wage and salary income$m
286.6
299.9
322.3
341.4
na
Total income$m
293.8
321.2
345.9
365.9
na
Average wage and salary income$
24,869
26,393
27,798
28,809
na
Average total income$
25,491
28,272
29,833
30,877
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
55.9
45.1
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.8
24.2
na
na
na
Investment%
9.5
9.0
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
3.2
2.7
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
23.0
18.5
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
0.5
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
534.0
711.0
na
na
na